Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters, 1875)

Striped Spiny Reed Frog

Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0051 (Fig. 8E).

Comments: Afrixalus dorsalis is a nocturnal leaf-folding frog, which inhabits a wide range of western African habitats, such as savannah, farmbush, and swampy areas at forest edges (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). We heard many calling males in rice paddies and in grassy vegetation of swamps, in Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl). A male measured 22.0 mm SUL.